Femme Fatale: Continental Killer
Before noir reached American shores, it was festering in Europe in the shadow of fascism. The femme fatale was no different, her need for advancement intersecting with the oppressive environment swallowing the continent. Tonight we'll be looking at three different examples of the proto femme fatale as it crosses over with poetic realism and neorealism - and two of them come from that noir ur-text, The Postman Always Rings Twice. By comparing La Bete Humaine (1938), The Last Turning (1939), & Ossessione (1943) we can take a snapshot of the femme fatale right before the noir era kicks off and becomes the archetype we know and love today.
Recommendations:
Tristan - One Way Passage
Fred - Barbie
Written & Produced by Tristan Johnson & Fred Pelzer
A Strange Phantom Production
Music by Kevin MacLeod.
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